How To Join NDA After 12th

Applicants who have completed the intermediate with (Commerce / science, Arts) and want to make their career in the defence sector they have to know the procedure and guidelines about how to join NDA after 12th.


National Defence Academy (NDA) is the Joint Services academy of Indian Armed Force. Where trainees of the three services, Armed force, navy and Air force, taught mutually, before they go on to pre-commissioning training in their respective service academies.

NDA Online Application Form

For the aspirants who have completed intermediate, NDA is considered as one of the most remunerative options in education. Candidates can enhance their career bright by choosing NDA as a Career. Candidates who want to join National defence academy they need to crack entrance examination first.


Candidates who are willing to join national defence academy they need to choose their preference for the two academies that is NDA and Naval Academy (Executive Branch).


If aspirants choose for NDA, then he has to give their preferences for the three divisions of NDA like Army, Navy, Air force, followed by his preference for Naval Academy.

NDA Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility for NDA after 12th

Most of the aspirants are interested to join National Defence Academy after completion of the intermediate, before applying for NDA aspirants should know the eligibility that should be followed to be a part of such huge academy.


Candidates should fulfill the eligibility criteria as follows:-

• Candidate’s age must be 16.5 to 19 years
• Minimum height of candidates is 157cm
• Candidates must have Indian citizen
• Candidates must be an unmarried man
• Candidates must have minimum 12th passed from any recognized Board
• Candidates will be selected on the basis of Written Examination and Physical Test
• Applicants should be mentally and physically fit
• On this web page privatejobshub is providing the complete information about procedure, so that you should not waste your time in searching related to the same. Aspirants must go through all the details below so that they can apply for the academy accordingly.

How to Join NDA After 12th

Huge number of aspirants wants to enhance their career in the defence sector, so after completion of intermediate, candidates choose NDA as a career.
To join NDA after 12th applicants have to clear the entrance test after that qualified candidates will be called for the SSB multiple rounds of interviews.
The candidates will also have to go through a psychology test and Group task conducted by the SSB.

Procedure / Guidelines to Join NDA

• You have to crack written entrance exam of NDA (National Defence Academy).
• This exam is one of the Indian Defence Service exams and this exam is conducted by UPSC two times every year. 
• This examination is conducted in these 3 wings, the wings are following: Army wings, Naval wings, Air force wings
• You have to complete Intermediate examination with Physics & Maths but you are from arts so you have to choose only army wings at the time of admission because only this is for arts students.
• The NDA exam notification will be published in last week of December so you will have to check official time to time. 
• After cracking UPSC NDA written test, you are eligible for SSB interview for final selection.
• The UPSC is completely responsible for the finance for conducting the entrance exam and for providing the guidelines for selection from the entrance. (NDA Sample Paper)
• For Army service the candidates should have passed plus two or equivalent tests conducted by the state government
• The examination is out of 900 marks. Paper I maths 300 and and Paper II General Ability 600
• In short the procedures of NDA are a written exam, SSB interview, and a medical test

 The candidate should be free from any underweight, bodily defects and obese. The training    duration  for the qualified applicants are as follows:

• For naval cadets: 3 years at NDA along with 1 year at naval Academy
• For Army candidates: I year at NDA and I year at the IMA
• For naval candidates: along with 1 year at NDA 1 ½ years at AFA Hyderabad.

 Note : Females are not eligible to join NDA.

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